[mythtv-users] New System Hardware Recommendations

[Tom Lichti]

Ron Johnson wrote:

>On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 10:18 -0500, Tom Lichti wrote:
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>>John M. Luker wrote:
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>>>Ok, after lurking here for a day and seeing the great amount of 
>>>interaction on this list, I'm ready to take the plunge. I'm going to 
>>>build a new machine that will be dedicated to MythTV. What hardware 
>>>would you recommend, and why? TIA, J.
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>>Well, it all seems to depend on what your needs are. Is HD a priority? 
>>Are you in the US? Do you want a single all in one machine, or separate 
>>backend/frontent machines? Do you want to use over the air, cable, 
>>digital cable, or satellite?
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>>It all depends on where you want to be.
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>In my case (pun intended...), it's US, NTSC cable (i.e., no HD),
>combined system.
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>The email from Maverick yesterday detailed what he bought, based
>on the Jarod's "Standard Definition Slave Backend and Playback 
>System" says this:
>  Chaintech 7NIF2
>  Athlon XP 2700+
>  2x 256MB DRAM PC3200
>  Samsung 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model SP1614C
>  SilverStone Lascala SST-LC11 HTPC Case
>  PVR-350
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Sounds about right. The only thing to really consider is the case, if 
you want it to be a part of a home theater setup.

Tom